Delft and Faience

A charming set of six French faïence hand painted plates, circa 1880-1900 – a reissue of the original 18th century Sceaux mold. Marked on the verso, Sceaux 1777. Sceaux was a faië...

From the Sarreguemines Majolica line, a trompe l’oeil napkin bread tray, France, circa 1885-1890. An earthenware, faïence bread tray modeled as a cloth napkin with a floral and chec...

19th century Dutch oval fire-painted stained glass windows by Jan Schouten Delft Serie of stained glass windows with a love scene of Psyche and Cupid, signed When it is hung in the window shows the beautiful painting through the light Johannes Lourens (Jan) Schouten (Born in Gouwsluis, December 12, 1852-Died in Delft, August 4, 1937) was a Dutch engineer and glazier, worked during 1867-1937 Measures: 26.5 cm high, 18.5 cm wide and the depth is 0.5 cm The weight is in total 835 gram Shows some age wear, see details in the pictures Schouten was born in 1852 in Gouwsluis near Alphen aan den Rijn. After his secondary education he studied at the Polytechnic School in Delft. He graduated consecutively in 1882 as a civil engineer and in 1885 as a structural engineer...

A delft apothecary jug, or pitcher, in the style of the 17th century with striped handle, narrow spout and lid. Hand painted in vivid blue with birds ...

3 piece chinoiserie Famille rose garniture, Delft, 1730-1740 This petit feu garniture consists of a baluster vase with cover and two beaker vases. The cover has a bell-shaped knob...

Water jug and basin 1767 Lille, North of France, 1767 Lille manufactory faience Washstand set hand painted with charming French Country side scene, Decorated with a beautiful floral drawings and gold borders. Hand painted marked Lille 1767...

A white glazed ceramic “cachepot” with braided handles, French, circa 1870.

This is a small masterpiece of craftsmanship: the fine porcelain is designed with floral and natural scenes, rich in detail. A piece for refined collectors or useful to start a coll...

Two English Victorian period blue and white Copeland Spode plates from the late 19th century, with chinoiserie motifs, priced and sold individuall...

Delft polychrome Portuguese hand painted ceramic covered tureen with lid and under plate, hand painted 17th century, tin glazed faience with floral, hunting and bird motif, early 20t...

Vase, brown stoneware Dimensions: Height 43cm, diameter 11cm.

From the Sarreguemines Majolica Napkin line, a trompe l’oeil egg box or Pâté Terrine, France, circa 1885- 1890. An earthenware, faïence lidded egg box modeled as fresh eggs wrappe...

Strasbourg faience floral plate. Antique faience plate with large floral bouquets and lobed rims with further floral sprays and insects; with blue u...

An earthenware French faïence cherry motif fruit plate, circa 1900. The background has a detailed floral pattern to the molding with a six-paneled indented rim. Lovely coloring. Mar...

This decorative antique wall object was sculpted in Quimper France, circa 1890. The Porquier-Beau ceramic bagpipe with large bow in high relief at...

A good, signed, antique Dutch delft wall plaque with shaped edge in lozenge form. It depicts an early canal scene with bridge (and town in the bac...

An 18th century German Pewter Mounted Faience Stein Initialed "WM", circa 1790. The stein has a tin glazed finish over a white glaze and is painted with ...

Seven French Choisy-le-Roi Majolica strawberry plates from the second half of the 19th century, priced and sold individually. Charming our eyes with their lovely decor, each of these...

With lion form finial on the domed ribbed cover, baluster form vase with polychrome decoration.

Decorate a wall of a shelf with this colorful antique platter; created in Brittany, France circa 1920, the hand painted ceramic plate features a happy...

This colorful ceramic wall plate was created in Brittany, France, circa 1904-1922. Oval in shape, the faience platter features hand painted decor including a traditional Breton woman figure dressed in authentic costume and holding an umbrella. The charming wall piece is in excellent condition and is signed on the front HR Quimper...

An Italian Baroque Castelli albarllo, also known as a pharmacy or drug jar. It held 'Benedict Laxat' listed as far back as Aristotle as a medication used in by midwives. Beautifully decorated with buildings in landscapes in the free, almost impressionistic style typical of Castelli Maiolica...

Assortment of 4 dishes with braided rim Antonio Ferretti Manufacture Lodi, circa 1770-1780 Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire). Measures: 14 x 10 in (35.5 x 25.5 cm); 12.2 x 8.39 in (31 x 21.3 cm); 10.4 x 9.65 in (26.5 x 24.5 cm); 10.8 x 9.61 in (27.5 x 24.4 cm). Weight: 4.4 lb (1.998 kg) State of conservation: some chips due to use on the edges and on the parts in relief. The four different dishes have a foot with a low lip from which extends a wide, flat, slanted rim resembling a basket weave. The small handles are painted green: they resemble wickerwork in the two oval dishes and take the form of a sinuous branch in the round ones. The third fire decoration is inspired by the naturalistic floral botanical patterns on the ceramics produced by the Hannong family in Strasbourg. Here the pattern is defined by the rapidity and subtlety of the brushstrokes and the result is particularly tasteful, characterized by compositional intelligence and pictorial expertise. A main corolla, either a wild or garden rose, is set slightly off center in each well. From this extends a thin stem holding a small secondary bud and there are small field florets dotting the composition to lend volume to the delicate bunch of flowers. On the brim, small polychrome flowers add color to the weave, accompanied by lanceolate leaves of a very intense green. There exist few and very rare examples for comparison with this morphology: a round plate - entirely consistent with those in question - has been dated to around 1775 (S. Levy, Maioliche settecentesche lombarde e venete, Milano 1962, tav. 200). Two other dishes with a basket rim, but with parallel striped brim decoration, were exhibited in the 1995 exhibition on Lodi ceramics; the attribution to the Lombard town near Milan is therefore almost exclusively derived from the decoration called "alla rosa contornata" or "alla vecchia Lodi" and constitutes one of the most popular decorations during the eighteenth century. (M. L. Gelmini, in Maioliche lodigiane del '700 (cat. mostra Lodi), Milano 1995, pp. 31 p. 162-163 nn. 181-182). This decorative choice represented a strong point of the Lodi factory, which established itself thanks to the vivid nature of the colors made possible by the introduction of a new technique perfected by Paul Hannong in Strasbourg and which Antonio Ferretti introduced in Italy. This production process, called “piccolo fuoco” (third fire), allowed the use of a greater number of colors than in the past; in particular, the purple of Cassius, a red made from gold chloride, was introduced. Its use allowed for many more tones and shades, from pink to purple. The Ferretti family had started their Maiolica manufacturing business in Lodi in 1725. The forefather Simpliciano had started the business by purchasing an ancient furnace in 1725 and, indeed, we have evidence of the full activity of the furnaces from April of the same year (Novasconi-Ferrari-Corvi, 1964, p. 26 n. 4). Simpliciano had started a production of excellence also thanks to the ownership of clay quarries in Stradella, not far from Pavia. The production was so successful that in 1726 a decree of the Turin Chamber came to prohibit the importation of foreign ceramics, especially from Lodi, to protect internal production (G. Lise, La ceramica a Lodi, Lodi 1981, p. 59). In its initial stages, the manufacture produced maolicas painted with the “a gran fuoco” (double fire) technique, often in turquoise monochrome, with ornamentation derived from compositional modules in vogue in Rouen in France. This was also thanks to the collaboration of painters like Giorgio Giacinto Rossetti, who placed his name on the best specimens next to the initials of the factory. In 1748 Simpliciano made his will (Gelmini, 1995, p. 30) appointing his son Giuseppe Antonio (known as Antonio) as universal heir. After 1750, when Simpliciano passed away, Antonio was directly involved in the Maiolica factory, increasing its fortunes and achieving a reputation on a European level. Particularly important was the aforementioned introduction in 1760 of the innovative “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire) processing, which, expanding the ornamental repertoire with Saxon-inspired floral themes, could commercially compete with the German porcelains that had one of its most renowned offerings in the naturalistic Deutsche Blumen. Antonio Ferretti understood and promoted this technique and this decoration, proposing it in a fresher and more corrective version, less linked to botanical tables...

Serve coffee or tea in this elegant faience coffee set. Crafted in Blois, France circa 1920, the set includes a large oval tray, two cups with saucers, a cream pitcher, a sugar bowl ...

delft polychrome Portuguese hand painted ceramic covered tureen with lid and under plate, hand painted 17th century, tin glazed faience with floral, hunting and bird motif, early 20t...

Italian Creamware Tromp L'oeil Tureens in the form of Ducks, Nove di Bassano, circa 1800 The fine earthenware soup tureens are from Nove di Bassano. They are tromp L'oeil in th...

A very fine antique Maiolica pilgrim flask & stopper by Ginori. Decorated in the Urbino istoriato style with polychrome cherubs to the front and a lan...

Early style decorative plate, polychrome Dutch or Portuguese tin-glaze composition with raised figural decoration in an early Baroque style. This faience plate features pressed-mold construction, with a 19th century revival of the Mainz wheel mark of Höchst Porcelain...

A set of six, earthenware French faïence fruit plates, circa 1900. This set shows the branching fruit and leaves of peaches, oranges, apples, grapes, pea...

This is a small masterpiece of craftsmanship: the fine porcelain is designed with floral and natural scenes, rich in detail. A piece for refined collectors or useful to start a coll...

A French faïence mid-18th century oval-shaped soup tureen from Bordeaux with floral decor. Created in Southwestern France during the reign of King Louis XV, this soup tureen features...

A fine, diminutive, and early Dutch Delft pottery vase or jar marked for Gerrit Kam. With a stylized Chinese peony flower pattern. Bearing an underglaze blue GK monogram to the bas...

A very fine antique faience pottery jar. The jar is marked for "Semi D' Agno Custo". It held vitex or chaste tree seeds (semi d'agnosasto...

Decorative bowl by Stig Lindberg, Sweden, circa 1950. An artistic jack-of-all-trades, Stig Lindberg was accomplished in industrial design, textile design, painting, illustration, gl...

A unique and striking Italian Majolica fruit basket in two parts. Basket weave base with multicolored top featuring a cornucopia of fruits.

This is a small masterpiece of craftsmanship: the fine porcelain is designed with floral and natural scenes, rich in detail. A piece for refined collectors or useful to start a coll...

A Chinese Kangxi blue-and-white porcelain 'Herring' dish Qianlong period, third quarter of the 18th century With two mirrored herring against plain fond, surrounded by floral b...

A French Provençal Henriot Quimper Faïence fish form plate, circa 1940. Multiple plates are available for purchase. Brightly glazed with the colors the Brittany region of France...

A large late 18th century delft earthenware shallow bowl or dish, decorated in blue, with a handwritten Dutch motto in the center. Rough translation: "He who sees through his own hea...

Classic and stunning Royal Copenhagen Danish mid-century modern faience vase with intricate organic plant like pattern. Decor design by artist Ellen Malmer (1942-), shape design by d...

German Faience Pewter-mounted Tankard, Probably Thuringia, circa 1750 A tin-glazed earthenware tankard with polychrome decoration and pewter cover. The tankard depicts a Turkish horseman with a saber held high over his head with trees and rockwork to either side painted in unusual colors. The inside of the pewter cover with stamped touchmark of a hand-held pair of scales below initials CM. On top of the cover are the initials JAS over 1798. Dimensions: 7 inches high (with cover 9 1/2 inches) x 4 inches x 6 1/2 inches Reference: Catherine Sawinski, the Assistant Curator of Earlier European Art at the Milwaukee Art...

From Italy, this hand painted Majolica platter has two areas of ornamentation. The outer circle has busts of two different men, one on the top of the platter and one at the bottom. T...

A boldly decorated delft charger mid-18th century probably Dutch depicting a hanging lantern or planter with flowers and a blue decorated border.

Very rare 20th century French Longwy faience and gold nets plate from the 1955. Created and stamped by M.P Chevalier, he was the artistic director of the Longwy factory between 1945...

An earthenware French faïence peach motif fruit plate, circa 1900. The background has a detailed floral pattern to the molding, with a six-paneled indented rim. Lovely coloring. M...

We are pleased to offer this Antique blue and white Delft charger with a well-painted landscape showing a house and trees. The decoration is crisp. The scene is framed by an attracti...

Wonderful large decorative French deep wall charger by Maurice Paul Chevallier for Fai¨ences de Longwy de Luneville. Decorated in a crackle glaze of vibrant colors and gilt and ename...

Cute Art Deco Bulldog or Bonzo Caricature by Faiencerie Thulin Belgium. This Comical Dog sculpture or Dog Planter dates from the 1930s. It's a green...

A Midcentury earthenware faience oval serving bowl, signed HenRiot Quimper, France, No. 459 (bis) The center shows a femme de la campagne, the French Breton region woman standing b...

This Faïence fine service "Fontainebleau", inspired by the atmosphere of the Fontainebleau castle, was manufactured by the French firm Creil & Montereau in the late 19th century. Fin...

A French revolution tin-glazed earthenware dish, made in Nevers, circa 1790. Showing a yellow battlement often thought to be the Bastille, the image of the tower represents the defen...

A set of six, earthenware French faïence fruit plates, circa 1900. This set shows the branching fruit and leaves of strawberries, oranges, grapes, apples...

Three late 18th century polychrome glazed Delft pottery vases, two of baluster form, one of trumpet form, each with a central cartouche depicting a lands...

A good, antique English delft plate. Likely Lambeth with deep blue chinoiserie decoration and a sawtooth border. A fine early example with stro...

Tall drug jar form with copper red and navy blue decoration on a crème ground. Signed LC in a keyhole shaped cartouche.

A French faience Louis XV style lavabo from Moustiers. The urn is in three parts that attach to a walnut plaque and the shallow basin rests on a walnut wall bracket. Hand-painted in ...

Unusually eccentric vases in the form of black mussel shells resting on a bed of seaweed and a scallop shell. Caldas da Rainhas factory mark on underside.

14 piece highly-decorative French hand painted faience fish service, featuring lobsters, crabs, fish and other sea life. The service consists of a platter (about 24" long and 10 ½" w...